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  "slug": "gang-of-four",
  "name": "Gang of Four",
  "description": "Gang of Four appears 2 times in our Post-Punk and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/gang-of-four/",
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  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1978,
    "last": 1978
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      "trackKey": "gang-of-four--damaged-goods",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/gang-of-four--damaged-goods/",
      "title": "Damaged Goods",
      "year": 1978,
      "label": "Fast Product",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Andy Gill treats the guitar as a percussion instrument that mostly stays silent. The politics are in the arrangement as much as the lyric, which is what separates this band from everyone who copied them.",
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        },
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